Fresh Fire on Hot Coals

There are 2 different elements about camp fires that I want to talk about today. There is flame, and hot coals. Flame is great, it provides a good light, and reaches out to consume what is around it, but without hot coals, the fire will not last too long and can be difficult to get started without a base of coals. but with hot coals, the flames start easy, as long as you have something for the flames to consume. I think the church has a lot of hot coals right now. A lot of people who are red hot for God. Their faith is strong, and there walks with God are solid. However, a camp fire is not much of a campfire, without flame. It is missing something, it is tame, and not nearly as aggressive as flames are, and it is incomplete and slowly dying. Coals need flames and the flames needs coals. The amazing heat of the coals feeds the flame, and what is left after the flame adds to the coals. We need more fresh fire, more evangelism, to cause more people to come to Christ to be the flames of the kingdom. As the new believers sin is consumed by the power of the cross and they are refined, they reach out to others! The other interesting thing, is that the hot coals can have flame on them when it is hot enough. If there are enough flames around and it gets hot enough, the flames will actually reside on hot coals around the flames. when they are around other flames. God, give us more fresh fire, blow on the coals, and consume our communities with your salvation!